Contents

Step 1: Initialization of workspace

Seismic Design for Reinforced Concrete Building

Step 2: Material & Section Properties

Input

Overview

Step 3: Generation of floor layout

This example problem is meant to demonstrate the design of a Reinforced Concrete building
structure subjected to floor loads, wind loads and seismic loads.

Step 4: Generation of Model

Seismic Design Data

Step 5: Boundary Conditions

Step 6: Loading Data Input

-Dual system (special reinforced concrete structural walls with special moment frame) in the
transverse direction
-Special moment frame in the longitudinal direction
-Assigned to a seismic zone III

Methodology
Step 7: Analysis

-Response spectrum analysis

-P-Delta analysis

Step 8: Load combination

Step 9: Verification of Reactions,
Displacement and Member
Diagrams

Step10: Design Input & Output

Program Version
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Usage Tip [ Task Pane ]

Using the task pane, we can display work procedure, required input items and optional input items for
each analysis and design case. Using the User Defined Task Pane, the user can create a Task Pane
manually.
For the meshed slab wall design feature, TDF file was provided with the tutorial model files for the
users convenience. In order to import the User Defined Task Pane, please follow the procedure below.

1. Go to Task Pane tab in the left panel of the Midas Gen window.
2. Click [Task Pane] text from the drop down menu.
3. Click [Import User Defined Page].
4. Select slab desig.tpd file and click [Open] button.

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Overview

Figure 1: RC Building Model

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Overview

Figure 2: Typical Floor Plan

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Overview

Figure 3: Longitudinal Section

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Details of the Reinforced Concrete Building (1)

Applied Code

Materials

Concrete M30
Steel Fe415

IS-456-2000

Applied Load

Building Structure Elements

Section ID

Dimension

Description

600x600mm

Edge columns

Load

Description

Dead Load

Self Weight

Dead Load
Live load
Dead Load
Live load

8 kN/m2
2 kN/m2
7 kN/m2
1.5 kN/m2

Wind Load

X, Y direction

IS 875 Part3

Earthquake Loads

X, Y direction

IS 1893-2002

Typical Floor Load

750x750mm

Interior Columns

500x600mm

Beam

Roof Load

450mm thick

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1-1.Initialization of workspace
Procedure

Starting Midas Gen

Main Menu>File>> New Project

Check the units on the lower

right corner of the screen.

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1-2.Setting UCS to XY Plane

Procedure

Menu>Model>User Coordinate
System (UCS) > X-Y Plane

Set UCS to X-Y Plane > Origin

0,0,5
2 Click on Apply And OK

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1-3. Generation line grid

Procedure

Generate the required gridline system

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1

Menu>Model>Grids>Define Line Grid

1 Add
3

2 Name it 2F,
3 Add X grid lines
4 Relative
Lines: 7@8

5 Add Y grid lines and

Relative Lines: [email protected]

A dialog box depicting the
Gridlines appears. Click OK
Click [Apply]

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2-1. Defining the Material & Frame Section Properties. (1)

Procedure

Defining Material Properties

Menu>>Model>>Property>Material

Add

2 Material Data:
Material id: 1
Name: ConcM30
3 Type of Design: Concrete
Standard: IS(RC)
DB: M30
4

Click OK

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2-1. Defining the Material & Frame Section Properties. (2)

Procedure

Defining Frame Section Properties

1
Menu>Model>Property>Section>Add

Section ID:1
Solid rectangle

Name: Edge Columns

User

H=.6m
B=.6m
Similarly define the other Frame
Section Properties.
3

Click [Apply] > [Close]

For the Shear Walls:

5
add a Thickness Section

Value>> In-plane & Out-of plane=

0.45m
5 On creating the wall, it is
Displayed in the dialog box

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3-1. Generation of Floor layout (1)

Procedure

Generate the Beams

Menu>Model>Elements>Create
Element
1
1 Select Beam
2 Make sure that Intersect at
nodes and Elements is on
To create a beam, click on nodal
connectivity and select the origin
as the first point and the Node 8
as the last point. The beams
between these two points are
formed breaking at each node
Similarly mark the other beams.
Click [Close]

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3-1. Generation of Floor layout (2)

Procedure
1

Generate Columns

Click GCS

Main Menu>Elements>
Extrude Elements

2
5
3

Node to Line elements,

Reverse I-J, select element
Type as Column, and keep the

Translation Distance as -4
Along Z axis.

Select all the nodes

Click on Apply

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3-1. Generation of Floor layout (3)

Procedure

Modify the Property of Columns:

( To Change the property of certain
exterior columns to Interior)
2

1 Works> Edge columns> Active.

Select the columns whose
property has to be changed.

2 Views>Display options>
Property Name
3 Now from the Works Menu,
Drag and Drop Interior Column

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3-1. Generation of Floor layout (4)

1

Procedure
Generation Shear Walls

1 Location where we need to create

the shear wall.
3
2 Main Menu > Model > Elements >
>Create Elements
4

3 Select Element Type > Wall

4 Select Nodal Connectivity

All the four nodes of the Shear

Columns if present, should be
Deleted.

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4-1. Generation of Building Model.

Procedure

Building Generation

Menu>View>Select>Select All
1

1 Menu>Model>Building>
Building Generation
No of Copies: 11
Distance (Global Z): 3.15m
Click Add and Apply
2 The building is generated as

shown

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4-2. Automatic generation of the story data

Procedure

Menu> Model > Building > Story

1 Click [Auto Generate Story Data]

button. This will create the data
needed to generate diaphragms
for each floor

2 Click [OK]
3 Click [Close]

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5-1. Boundary Conditions

Procedure

The lower ends of the Columns

are assumed fixed

1 Select the ends of all the columns

from the elevation view.
2

Menu>Model>Boundaries>
Supports

Select the property of Fixed

Support i.e. D- all, R- all.

4 Click on Apply

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6-1. Loading Data (1)

Procedure

Menu>Load>>Static Load Cases

1

Add the loads and their details

Click : [Close]

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6-1. Loading Data (2)

Procedure

Menu> Load>>Self Weight

Load Case Name: DL

Z=-1

Add

3 In the Work Tree menu, Self

Weight will be displayed
3

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6-1. Loading Data (3)

Procedure

Menu>Load>Define Floor Load Type

1
1 Name: Typical Floor
DL: -8kN/m2
LL: -2kN/m2
Similarly define the Roof Load
2 When you click on Add, The
Load appears in the dialog Box

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6-1. Loading Data (4)

Procedure

Menu>Load>Assign Floor Load

1 Name: Typical Floor

1

2 Copy Floor load: [email protected]

(Total 10 floors and each
floor

distance is 3.15m)

To select the floor area, first

Select Nodes Defining Loading
Area wherein You need to
Select the nodes . On the last
Click, the load is applied
Similarly assign the Roof Load
But be careful to unselect the
Copy Floor load option.

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6-2. Convert Model Weight & Loads to Masses (1)

Procedure

Menu>Model > Structure type

1
1

Structure type: 3-D

Mass Control Parameter:
Lumped Mass
Convert Self-Weight into
masses
Convert to X,Y
Gravity Acceleration:
9.806m/sec2
Check beam section and
slab section Alignment
(X-Y Plane)

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6-2. Convert Model Weight & Loads to Masses (2)

Procedure

Menu>Model > Masses> Loads to

Masses

1 Mass Direction: X,Y

Load Case / Factor:
DL: 1
Click Add
LL: 0.25
Click Add
On clicking Ok, Such a model
is generate

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6-3. Wind Loads

Procedure

Menu>Load > Lateral Loads >

1
2

Wind Loads > Click [Add]

Load Case Name : WX

Wind Load Code : IS875(1987)
Basic Wind Speed: 44m/s
Terrain Category: III
Building Class: B
Wind Load Direction Factor
for X: 1 rest all will
Be 0. Click Apply
Similarly assign the Load
parameters for WY

2 The loads are summarized in

the dialog box
3 Check wind load profile as if
required

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6-4. Static Seismic Loads

Procedure

Menu>Load >Lateral Load>Static

Seismic Loads

Fill in the details as shown.

Calculating time period, use

period Calculator for
Auto-calculation of periods

from the code equations

1
3

On defining all the load cases

Such a dialog box appears.

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6-4. Static Seismic Loads (Seismic Profile)

Procedure
2

Menu>Loads> Lateral Loads>

Static Seismic Loads
Select Load Case Name EXP>
Modify

Seismic Load Profile

X-Dir (on)
Story Force (on)
Conform Story Shear of Base
floor

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6-5. Response Spectrum Functions

Procedure

Menu>Load>Response Spectrum

2
1

Analysis Data>Response Spectrum

functions
1 Add > Function Name:
Design Spectrum
2 Generate Design Spectrum:
Design Spectrum: IS1893(2002)
Seismic Zone: III
Soil Type: II
Importance Factor: 1
Response Reduction Factor: 5
Click OK
3 Such a Dialog Box appears.
Click OK
The Response Spectrum .
Function is generated
3

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6-6. Response Spectrum Load cases

Procedure

Menu>Load>Response Spectrum
Analysis Data > Response
Spectrum Load Cases

Load Cases Name : RX

Excitation Angle : 0

"Major" and "Ortho" must b e defined in the

identical Response Spectrum function.
For example, if we define "RX" load case as
"Major", "RY" load case must b e defined as
"Ortho". After performing the Response
Spectrum Analysis, excitation angle of the
structure will b e automatically entered in the
"Excitation Angle" field.

2
2

Check : IS 1893(2002)

Click [Add]

* Auto-Search Angle (Principal Axis)

Select this option to automatically take the
excitation angle of response spectrum as
the major-axis direction of a b uilding.

4 Load Cases Name : RY

Excitation Angle : 90
> Click [Add]
5

The two Spectrum Load Cases

Are created
Click [Close]

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7. Eigen Analysis Control

Procedure

Menu>Analysis> Eigen value Analys

is Control

1 Number of Frequencies : 10
Then click OK

2 Menu>Analysis>perform analysis

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8-1. Analysis of Results(1)

Procedure

Menu>Results > Result Tables >

Story >Story Shear (Response
Spectrum Analysis)

Spectrum Load Cases >RX(RS)

(on) & RY(RS) (on)

Compare RX(RY) with EX(EY)

X-Direction Scale Up Factor

= Static seismic result / Dynamic analysis result
=2,486 / 1,978
=1.256
Y-Direction Scale Up Factor
=2,923 / 2,829
=1.03
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8-1. Automatic generation of load combinations(2)

Procedure

Menu>Results > Combinations >

Concrete Design
1

Select Concrete Design tab

Click Auto-Generation

Select Design Code as

3
4

IS456:2000
4

Scale Up of Response Spectrum

Load Cases

Scale Up Factor: RX 1.256

Click Add
Scale Up Factor: RY 1.03
Click Add and Click [OK]

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9-1.Verification of Reactions (1)

Procedure

Menu>Results > Reactions>

Reaction forces (or) moments
1 Load cases/combinations

CBC:cLCB 1

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9-1.Displacement contour (2)

Procedure

Menu>Results > Deformations>

Displacement contour

1 Load cases/combinations
CBC:cLCB1
If2 For Animation, click on Animate
and Apply

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9-1.Verification of member (3)

Procedure

Menu>Results > Forces>

Beam Diagrams
1

1 Load cases/combinations
CBC:cLCB1
2 For Values, click on Values and
Apply

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10-1. Design (1)

Procedure

Menu>Design > General Design

Parameter >Definition of Frame
1

X-direction > Unbraced

Sway (on)
Y-direction > Braced
Non-Sway (on)
Design Type > 3-D
Click OK [Close]

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10-2. Design (2)

Procedure

Menu>Design > Concrete Design

Parameter >Design Criteria for
Rebar
3

1 Fill in the details as per

Requirements for every
Structural element
2 Click on Input Additional Wall
Data
3 Select any End Rebar Design
Method

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10-2. Design (3)

Procedure

Menu>Design > Concrete Design

Parameter >Modify Concrete
Materials

Select material ID #1
Rebar Selection
Code > IS(RC)
Grade of Main Rebar > Fe415
Grade of Sub-Rebar > Fe415

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10-3. Design Output (Beam)

Procedure

Menu>Design > Concrete Code

Design > Beam Design

Sorted by > Member (on)>

Graphic
Similarly Design The column
And Shear wall.

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10-3. Design Output (Beam)

2

Procedure
Menu>Design > Concrete Code
Design > Beam Design

Member(on) > Click Detail

Confirm Detail Calculation report

as per IS 456:2000

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10-3. Design Output (Column)

Procedure

Menu>Design > Concrete Code

Design > Column Design

Sorted by > Member (on)>

Select a member>Graphic

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10-3. Design Output (Wall)

Procedure

Menu>Design > Concrete Code

Design > Shear Wall Design

Sorted by>Wall ID+story

and select a wall>Graphic
Such a window explaining the
design would be displayed

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